Class 10 English - Footprints Without Feet - Chapter The Thief's Story NCERT Solutions | What is he “a fairly successful ha

Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?

What does he get from Anil in return for his work?

What does he say about the different reactions of people when they are robbed?

Does Anil realise that he has been robbed?

Why does not Anil hand the thief over to the police? Do you think most people would have done so? In what ways is Anil different from such employers?

What are Hari Singh’s reactions to the prospect of receiving an education? Do they change over time? (Hint: Compare, for example, the thought: “I knew that once I could write like an educated man there would be no limit to what I could achieve” with these later thoughts: “Whole sentences, I knew, could one day bring me more than a few hundred rupees. It was a simple matter to steal — and sometimes just as simple to be caught. But to be a really big man, a clever and respected man, was something else.”) What makes him return to Anil?

How does the thief think Anil will react to the theft?

Why is Mrs Pumphrey worried about Tricki?

How is Ausable different from other secret agents?

What does Horace Danby like to collect?

How did the invisible man first become visible?

How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life?

What kind of a person is Mme Loisel — why is she always unhappy?

Why is the lawyer sent to New Mullion? What does he first think about the place?

Why is Bholi’s father worried about her?

Why was the twentieth century called the ‘Era of the Book’?

What does she do to help him? Is she wise in this?

What was the cause of Matilda’s ruin? How could she have avoided it?

What guesses are made by Think–Tank about the books found on earth?

How does Ausable say he got in?

Is the narrator as rich as Tricki’s mistress?

If you were caught in a situation like this, how would you have dealt with it?

You must have read about cells and DNA in your science books. Discuss Richard Ebright’s work in the light of what you have studied. If you get an opportunity to work like Richard Ebright on projects and experiments, which field would you like to work on and why?

How did Bholi’s teacher play an important role in changing the course of her life?

What other extraordinary things happen at the inn?

What does she do to help him? Is she wise in this?

Bholi had many apprehensions about going to school. What made her feel that she was going to a better place than her home?